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| Our tour guide |
On J's list of must see was touring the Tower of London. We started with a
tour from a
Beefeater. These men and woman share interesting stories about the buildings and people who lived and died there. Our guide had served 26 years in the Navy and was the number 420th Beefeater. There isn't a lot of turnover in that position!
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| J listening to the guide |
The tale the tour guide wove kept J's attention. We walked to various spots on the grounds to listen to the guide. It was 45 minutes well spent and included in the ticket price.
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| Reading about the White Tower |
She saw the White Tower. She was impressed with the armaments for people and for the horses.
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| J in front of the Bell Tower |
I took a photo of her in front of the Bell Tower.
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| Taking photos |
She took photos of places that interested her. Often, she scouted way ahead of me!
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| In the queue for the Crown Jewels |
She most wanted to see the Crown Jewels so of course we checked those out. She was surprised that there were so many crowns.
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| J with Amanda Clark |
As we walked the grounds, we happened to see a
woman Beefeater. There have been three in the history. This is Amanda J Clark. When I asked if I could snap a photo of her with J, she said yes!
We took the Tower of London tour with a Beefeater when we were in London in 2011. Glad you enjoyed your tour. We did not see any women beefeaters when we were there.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful day out and about in London. How interesting about the women beefeaters. What a treat to meet one. Have a blessed day. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteSo interesting, Terry! I love the big smile on J's face in each photo - what a great experience for her. I've read that are lots of different crowns for the British royalty. Is it because they're for different purposes?
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful adventure J is having, and I am glad that your knees are holding up. :-)
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